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aviation

[ey-vee-ey-shuhn, av-ee-] / ˌeɪ viˈeɪ ʃən, ˌæv i- /
NOUN
flying an aircraft; study of flying aircraft
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But expanding the tournament to such an extent does not, with aviation accounting for 80-90% of its carbon footprint.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“The preliminary report is, in my view, very carefully worded,” says Safety Matters Foundation Amit Singh External link, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to aviation safety.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A Vienna-based fiduciary and aviation holding company called SecuTrust owns stakes in both companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It called this a step toward “making sustainable aviation the new normal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Late in the afternoon, my father, whose name was also Phillip—Phillip Enright—returned home from the refinery where he was working on the program to increase production of aviation gas.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor




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